The Republican journal., 1887-11-10
Generalities.

Bootller McGarigle is in Winnipeg, Man.
Trouble is feared in ZuIuland owing to its
proposed annexation to Natal
DR.. Mary Putnam jacob of New York has a
professional income of $40 600.
The first crematory built in America, that at
Montreal, has been destroyed by fire.
Nine cables are used to tell the daily story Of
Europe to America and America to Europe.
The noted Bishop {. II. Pearce of the 4. NJ
+. Church, died recently at Jacksonville, Fla.
The whaling schooner Abbie Bradford has
been frozen in fer eleven months at RepulSe
Bay.
Admiral Porter at Newport spends much time
sailing CatbOat>, Il diversion of which he is very
fond.
The new five cent stamp is to be dark blue
with the head of General Grant intead of Gen
era Garfield.
Commissioner Atkins in his report opposes
the teaching of the Indian language in the In
dian schools.
Felix Adler thinks the Anarchists are very bad
men, but he would rather have them quarantine
ed than hung.
Sir William Vernon IIarcourt says the Irish
question cannot be shelNeu and that coercion is
not a proper remedy.
The forest area OF the United States is less
than $50 600 900 acres, or about onetifth of the
area of the whole country.
1t Is said that the grave robbers who stole the
body of Stewart, the New York merchant, re-
| ceiyed $4,000 for restoring it,
| A nugget of gold weighing 81 pounds, and
| believed to be pure metal, was recently found at
| Ballarat, Australia. Its value is $4,000.
| The potato crop of the United Kingdom is
- 100000 less than last year, and the crop in
| In the United States at least ten million dol
| lors are invested in soap manufactures, and
the annual product aggregates S4O,OOO,O00.
A negress, 2S years old, of Somerset county,
| n. j., is a grandmother. She was mother at
| 13 and her daughter married at the same age.
The new Spanish steamship line to Panama
has forced the Pacific Mail Line to make a hori-
| zontal reduction of % per cent. on freight
| charges.
| The Western Union Company has decided to
reduce telegraph tolls between New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington and
| the West.
I A company in Greece has secured monopoly
| in petroleum, matches, salt, cigarette paper,
playing cards and emery by guaranteeing loan
The Mexican bandit Bernal and his gang are
terrorizing the people of Southern Arizona. In
some cases residents of large towns are muir
| dered and robbed.
John Bright the eminent Quaker statesman
| of Great Britain, has written letter to an
English provincial newspaper strongly con-
demning church fairs.
Manager Tompkins Of the Boston Theatre
and r. G. Gilmore. manager of Niblo's Gar
den, have purchased the New York Academy
| of Music for $685., 900.
The Canadian and Atlantic Steamship Com
pany has been organized at Halifax for the
purpose Of establishing line of fast steamers
between Halifax and Boston.
The Michigan Salt Association, which con-
trolls the market west Of Cleveland to the Rocky
Mountains. will stop the manufacture of salt
from December to April to reduce the large
surplus now on the market.
DIR. d. X. Pearsons and wife have presented
$50,0OO in real estate to the faculties of the
Congregational and Presbyterian seminaries in
Chicago, the income Of which Is to be used in
the support Of needy students in the institu-
tions.